Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 45 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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